PEP0238 lament

[Donn Cave]

Quoth "John W. Baxter" <jwbaxter at spamcop.com>:
...
| By the way, in .../lib/module-math.html (I keep my own copy on my end
| of my 56K frame connection), it is not stated whether the input to
| sin() (and the others where it applies) is degrees or radians.  An
| experiment is necessary, or a reference to my rapidly waning C
| knowledge or a visit to the C standard (which I'd rather not do, for
| reasons of marginal sanity).
|
| >>> math.sin(1)
| 0.8414709848078965
|
| is a conclusive experiment...which I had to run before making the "also
| unlikely" claim.

Right! and I don't think it's what the common folk expect either.
Someone should write up a PEP to change these functions to take
degrees (not on my account, but it would seem to be a potential
stumbling block for the uninitiated, wouldn't it?)

	Donn Cave, donn at drizzle.com